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Telecom 1B
Decommissioned French geostationary communications satellite. Telecom 1B was launched on May 8, 1985 aboard a Ariane 3 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1985-035BNORAD 15678France
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Telecom 1B
- International designator
- 1985-035B
- NORAD catalog number
- 15678
- GCAT identifier
- S15678
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/159
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Telecom 1
- Owner
- France Telecom
- Country
- France
- Builder
- MATRA Space
- Platform (bus)
- ECS
Launch
- Date
- May 8, 1985 · 01:15 UTC
- Launch record
- 1985-035Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 3
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,779 km
- Apogee
- 35,794 km
- Inclination
- 0.01°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Jan 15, 1988
- End of operations
- Jan 15, 1988
Size
- Mass
- 664 kg
- Dry mass
- 525 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,185 kg
- Length
- 3.0 m
- Diameter
- 1.40 m
- Span
- 16.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16061234 (CC0).